On the Beach (Cliff Richard song)

"On the Beach"
"On the Beach"
	Surf rock
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Welch; Hank Marvin; Cliff Richard;
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology

"On the Beach" is a 1964 hit song by

UK Singles Chart

and charting in Australia (No. 4), Ireland (No. 6), Norway (No. 4), South Africa (No. 2) and Sweden (No. 12).

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 7305

"On the Beach" – 2:58
"A Matter of Moments" – 2:56

Personnel

Cliff Richard – vocals
Hank Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocals
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Brian Locking – bass guitar
Brian Bennett – drums

Chart performance

Chart (1964)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[4]	49
Hong Kong^[5]	6
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	6
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)^[7]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	3
Norway (VG-lista)^[9]	4
Singapore ( Radio Singapore)^[10]	2
South Africa^[11]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	7

References

^ "On the Beach". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
ISBN 0-646-44439-5
.

^ "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

^ "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in French). Ultratop 50.

^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 8 August 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wind Me Up". Irish Singles Chart.

^ Billboard (24 October 1964). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 44. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

^ "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

^ "Cliff Richard – On the Beach". VG-lista.

^ Billboard (12 September 1964). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

^ Billboard (12 December 1964). "Billboard" (PDF). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 19. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock: Saturday Night Fever 1955–1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique Muzic-Club.

^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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Cliff Richard singles
1950s

"Move It" (1958)

"High Class Baby" (1958)

"Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959)

"Mean Streak" (1959)

"Living Doll" (1959)

"Travellin' Light" / "Dynamite" (1959)

1960s

"A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960)

"Fall in Love with You" (1960)

"Please Don't Tease" (1960)

"Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960)

"I Love You" (1960)

"Theme for a Dream" (1961)

"Gee Whizz It's You" (1961)

"A Girl Like You" (1961)

"What'd I Say" (1961)

"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961)

"Forty Days" (1961)

"Outsider" (1962)

"The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962)

"Catch Me" (1962)

"
I'm Looking out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?
" (1962)

"Lessons in Love" (1962)

"It'll Be Me" (1962)

"Wonderful to Be Young" (1962)

"The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962)

"Summer Holiday" (1963)

"Lucky Lips" (1963)

"It's All in the Game" (1963)

"Don't Talk to Him" (1963)

"Maria No Mas" (1963)

"I'm the Lonely One" (1964)

"I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964)

"Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964)

"On the Beach" (1964)

"The Twelfth of Never" (1964)

"I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964)

"The Minute You're Gone" (1965)

"Angel" (1965)

"On My Word" (1965)

"The Time in Between" (1965)

"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965)

"Blue Turns to Grey" (1966)

"Visions" (1966)

"Time Drags By" (1966)

"In the Country" (1966)

"It's All Over" (1967)

"I'll Come Runnin'" (1967)

"The Day I Met Marie" (1967)"

"All My Love" (1967)

"Congratulations" (1968)

"I'll Love You Forever Today" (1968)

"Wonderful World" (1968)

"Marianne" (1968)

"Don't Forget to Catch Me" (1968)

"Good Times (Better Times)" (1969)

"Big Ship" (1969)

"Early in the Morning" (1969)

"Throw Down a Line" (1969)

"With the Eyes of a Child" (1969)

1970s

"The Joy of Living" (1970)

"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970)

"I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (1970)

"Sunny Honey Girl" (1971)

"Silvery Rain" (1971)

"Flying Machine" (1971)

"Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971)

"Jesus" (1972)

"Living in Harmony" (1972)

"Power to All Our Friends" (1973)

"Help It Along" (1973)

"Take Me High" (1973)

"(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974)

"
Honky Tonk Angel
" (1975)

"Miss You Nights" (1976)

"Devil Woman" (1976)

"I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976)

"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976)

"My Kinda Life" (1977)

"When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977)

"Green Light" (1979)

"We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)

1980s

"Carrie" (1980)

"Dreamin'" (1980)

"Suddenly" (1980)

"A Little in Love" (1980)

"Give a Little Bit More" (1981)

"Wired for Sound" (1981)

"Daddy's Home" (live) (1981)

"The Only Way Out" (1982)

"Little Town" (1982)

"She Means Nothing to Me" (1983)

"True Love Ways" (live) (1983)

"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983)

"Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983)

"Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984)

"Donna" (1984 US)

"Two to the Power of Love" (1984)

"Living Doll" (1986)

"All I Ask of You" (1986)

"Slow Rivers" (1986)

"My Pretty One" (1987)

"Some People" (1987)

"Remember Me" (1987)

"Two Hearts" (1988)

"Mistletoe and Wine" (1988)

"The Best of Me" (1989)

"I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989)

"Lean on You" (1989)

"Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)

1990s

"Stronger Than That" (1990)

"Silhouettes" (live) (1990)

"From a Distance" (live) (1990)

"Saviour's Day" (1990)

"More to Life" (1991)

"Scarlet Ribbons" (1991)

"We Should Be Together" (1991)

"This New Year" (1991)

"I Still Believe in You" (1992)

"Peace in Our Time" (1993)

"All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994)

"Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998)

"The Millennium Prayer" (1999)

2000s

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001)

"21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006)

"When I Need You" (2007)

"Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008)

"Singing the Blues" (2009)

2010s

"Rip It Up" (2013)

"Since I Lost My Baby" (2014)

"Roll Over Beethoven" (2016)

"Blue Suede Shoes" (2017)

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[1] "On the Beach". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1940–1969-2] ISBN 0-646-44439-5
.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Cliff_Richard-3] "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_Cliff_Richard-4] "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[5] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 8 August 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wind Me Up". Irish Singles Chart.

[Billboard_Music_Week_October_24,_1964-7] Billboard (24 October 1964). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 44. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[sc_Dutch100_Cliff_Richard-8] "Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Norway_Cliff_Richard-9] "Cliff Richard – On the Beach". VG-lista.

[Billboard_Music_Week_September_12,_1964-10] Billboard (12 September 1964). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[Billboard_Music_Week_December_12,_1964-11] Billboard (12 December 1964). "Billboard" (PDF). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 19. 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[Swedish_Chart_Book_1955-1978-12] Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock: Saturday Night Fever 1955–1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique Muzic-Club.

[uk-13] "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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